hello everyone - my name is Maria and i am new here and i am looking to lose about 25-35 lbs and i hope to get to know as many of you as i can and that's about it other than i am a soldiers wife (as my screen name suggests) and i have two boys ages 4 and 7 and that's about it for now ..

Best of luck to you!

Hi Maria and welcome to 3FC!!!! So happy to have you join us - I have two kids myself, a 13 yr old and a 7 yr old. That is so great that you have some goals in mind; if you would like to be cool like us and have a weight loss tracker to help keep ya motivated, you can get one here:
www.3fatchicks.com/weight-tracker

Are you following any specific plan to lose weight? There are lots of forums on this site that you can join for extra support!

Again, welcome - looking forward to getting to know you, and good luck on your journey; I know you can do it!!